NGC 151 is a mid-sized barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. The galaxy was discovered by English astronomer William Herschel on November...
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This is a list of NGC objects 1–1000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC). The astronomical catalogue is composed mainly of star clusters, nebulae, and...
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NGC 3646 is a galaxy in the Leo constellation that has variously been described as "a strange spiral galaxy" of morphological classication Sc or SAa,...
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Butterfly Cluster (redirect from NGC 6405)
the M6 (NGC 6405) Open Cluster", The Astronomical Journal, 151 (3): 30, arXiv:1510.05385, Bibcode:2016AJ....151...49K, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/151/3/49, S2CID 118553511...
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measurements yield a distance of 46.260 ± 3.155 Mpc (~151 million ly), which is within the Hubble distance range. NGC 1024 is the largest and brightest of a small...
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New General Catalogue (redirect from NGC object)
of Stars (abbreviated NGC) is an astronomical catalogue of deep-sky objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888. The NGC contains 7,840 objects...
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galaxies. List of NGC objects (1–1000) List of NGC objects (1001–2000) List of NGC objects (2001–3000) List of NGC objects (3001–4000) List of NGC objects (4001–5000)...
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Centaurus A (redirect from NGC 5128)
Centaurus A (also known as NGC 5128 or Caldwell 77) is a galaxy in the constellation of Centaurus. It was discovered in 1826 by Scottish astronomer James...
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NGC 3729 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. It is located at a distance of circa 65 million light years from Earth, which...
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Owl Nebula (redirect from NGC 3587)
The Owl Nebula (also known as Messier 97, M97 or NGC 3587) is a planetary nebula approximately 2,030 light years away in the constellation Ursa Major...
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